CVE-2014-0900 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof device administrators to bypass Mobile Device Management restrictions in Android due to a data structure update failure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-0900?

CVE-2014-0900 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 20 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Device Administrator code in Android before 4.4.1_r1 might allow attackers to spoof device administrators and consequently bypass MDM restrictions by leveraging failure to update the mAdminMap data structure.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0900?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-0900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhmj-7pjg-xr5g.

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